Proverbs 3:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. So shalt thou find favor - Thou shalt be acceptable to God, and thou shalt enjoy a sense of his approbation.

And good understanding - Men shall weigh thy character and conduct; and by this appreciate thy motives, and give thee credit for sincerity and uprightness. Though religion is frequently persecuted, and religious people suffer at first where they are not fully known; yet a truly religious and benevolent character will in general be prized wherever it is well known. The envy of men is a proof of the excellence of that which they envy.

Proverbs 3:4

4 So shalt thou find favour and goodb understanding in the sight of God and man.